Whatever you do, you need courage. Whatever course you decide upon, there is always someone to tell you that you are wrong.

The key to every man is his thought.

The wave of evil washes all our institutions alike.

The path of things is silent. Will they suffer a speaker to go with them?

The private life of one man shall be a more illustrious monarchy,--more formidable to its enemy, more sweet and serene in its influence to its friend, than any kingdom in history. For a man, rightly viewed, comprehendeth the particular natures of all men.

Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself,-must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know.

The learned and the studious of thought have no monopoly of wisdom. Their violence of direction in some degree disqualifies them to think truly.